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What grease where you using in the hub? Last hub rebuild I did I used some Tri flow and then blew it out with the air blower and worked a treat. Loosening the pawl spring is a good call as they are always so bloody tight and won't let the pawl retract enough to stop the drag. I use ceramic bearings in the race wheels and they are quicker to spin up and retain the rotation in comparison to my kysrium elites but that's like pushing a box through the wind.Thanks mate ! I run a Trek shop so yeah, I'm well aware of the bottom bracket issues. For reference, the best fix, which shit's me that it even needs a 'fix', is to replace them with the tapered Enduro bearings. Don't get me started on carbon press fit bb shells...:rant:
Here's a bit of a post that I put on Facebook about the bearings.
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"Been out for a few rides after fitting the Ceramic bearings. I should have done a real world test like descending my street only coasting and seeing the difference in max speed. Oh well. Anyway, I ride my bike enough to be able to tell and it definitely rolls smoother and holds speed much easier. I also reduced the tension the spring clip had on the pawls in the rear wheel and the rolling time extended to 1min 55sec. Having said that, if I only put the bare minimum of grease in the steel bearings and cut away the inner lip of the seals to reduce drag, I wonder if it would have had the same effect ? I'll never know because I'm lazy as shit and I'm not swapping them out until they wear out ! Bottom line...The Domane is feeling on point right now. Just need to sort the engine out."
I wouldn't recommend the bearings at full retail, I only bought them because they were going ridiculously cheap from the wholesaler.
Oh, I will add that my comment about the Giant bars being the best, that is in reference to the tops being a comfortable shape and the drops a good height. In an effort to improve fitness, I've been doing sprint intervals and i feel like I'm going to snap these bars when sprinting in the lower section of the drops. The forward section, just under the levers is fine though. I know i'm really not going to break them but they are super flexy and it's pretty unnerving. Carbon bars have saved my hand on the longer rides though.
Don't the tapered euro bearings have their own issues? I have one bike with bb30 and the other pf86 and the press fit is rooted after 6 months. Bb30 still golden after two years. Should replace them actually.....
I love my pro LT bars. Cheap. Light. Good bend. Harsh as all frig on a long ride on the course chip roads.